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secretary of the navy. ray mabus is the 75th u.s. secretary of the navy. a secretary who these america's navy and marine corps and is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $150 billion almost 900,000 persons. you have copies of his curriculum today. his biography in your packages allow me simply to make a few remarks about his background. prior to joining the administration of president barack obama, mr. made a surge sergent's top posts in government and the private sector. in 1997 he was selected as the youngest governor of the at the age of 39. in more than 100 years at the time of his election and previously as state auditor in 1994 to 1988 and was instrumental in rooting out huge corruption and the superb duration of public funds and county government in 25 counties. he was also appointed ambassador kingdom of saudi arabia for the clinton ministration in 1984. that man the introduction of our splendid speaker this morning by suggesting that he has served two years, 70 to 72 a surface warfare cru
secretary of the navy. ray mabus is the 75th u.s. secretary of the navy. a secretary who these america's navy and marine corps and is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $150 billion almost 900,000 persons. you have copies of his curriculum today. his biography in your packages allow me simply to make a few remarks about his background. prior to joining the administration of president barack obama, mr. made a surge sergent's top posts in government and the private sector. in 1997 he...
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and a fourth element of the mission is the service liaison officers assigned by the army navy marine corps and course air force to serve as liaison to the depo and to the liaisons with the family. those liaison officer's report to their respective services and they get training that is different perhaps across services. so the point of general abizaid 's finding here is there is more than one service involved and there is an executive agent. there is a joint mortuary affairs board but is intended to oversee this board and to develop the policies and procedures that provide for commonality and coordination of the seams between these organizations as they perform the mortuary work together, so that is an important finding from the panel. that is a good description of what it takes to perform this mission. >> can i just ask a quick follow-up the medical examiner's to dover, could that possibly cause problems and confusion? >> may be the chief has some additional insight. i would say that the activity level at dover and some of the issues and challenges that we faced in managing operatio
and a fourth element of the mission is the service liaison officers assigned by the army navy marine corps and course air force to serve as liaison to the depo and to the liaisons with the family. those liaison officer's report to their respective services and they get training that is different perhaps across services. so the point of general abizaid 's finding here is there is more than one service involved and there is an executive agent. there is a joint mortuary affairs board but is...
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the navy is telling us that u.s. membership in the law of the sea convention is a tool they need to maximize their ability to protect the united states national security with the least risk to the men and women charged with that task. this request is not the result of a recent reassessment by naval authorities or the enthusiasm of a few naval leaders. the support of the military and the navy for this treaty has been consistent, sustained and unequal. all the members of the joints chiefs support, advise and consent. their predecessors likewise supported the convention. as seven wrote in a joint letter back in 1998, quote, there are no downsides to this treaty. it contains expansive terms which we may use to maintain forward presence and preserve u.s. maritime superiority. it also has the vitally important provisions which guard against the dilution of our navigational freedoms and prevent the growth of new forms of excessive maritime claims. end of quote. now the military is not always right, but the overwhelming pres
the navy is telling us that u.s. membership in the law of the sea convention is a tool they need to maximize their ability to protect the united states national security with the least risk to the men and women charged with that task. this request is not the result of a recent reassessment by naval authorities or the enthusiasm of a few naval leaders. the support of the military and the navy for this treaty has been consistent, sustained and unequal. all the members of the joints chiefs...
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the government knew that, the navy knew that and the roosevelt white house knew that. the japanese had become increasingly militaristic to read it yet invaded east china and manchuria. the hit with the league of nations and signed with nazi germany and fascist italy. the side of the tripartite pact in december, 1941 that formed a mutual defense treaty with those two and formed the axis powers, the three principal axis powers. so there had been more and more belligerent behavior on the part of the empire of japan and. so we were watching very closely but obviously not closely enough. but i just want to read from this memo is page two and this is the memo that we uncovered. it says the focal point of the japanese espionage effort is the determination of the total strength of the united states. anticipation of the possible open conflict with this country, japan is vigorously utilizing every available agency to secure commercial information, paying particular attention to the west coast, the panama canal and the territory of hawaii. so, there were theories, there was specu
the government knew that, the navy knew that and the roosevelt white house knew that. the japanese had become increasingly militaristic to read it yet invaded east china and manchuria. the hit with the league of nations and signed with nazi germany and fascist italy. the side of the tripartite pact in december, 1941 that formed a mutual defense treaty with those two and formed the axis powers, the three principal axis powers. so there had been more and more belligerent behavior on the part of...
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the military to military relations. you mention the air force and the navy in this region. my question in particular has to do with the view that the military to military relations are less than robust, the u.s. and china. what area to see and of what is what our energy descent on relation. this is her advantage of them in. >> i think we'll use both of these as an opportunity for all of our test to make their final comments. so unless he is quite general review. >> thank you. look, it's helpful the quadrennial diplomacy review. it's helpful in terms of how to recognize from the challenges we face not just in asia, but globally. the key to the state department unfortunate is going to be resources going forward. secretary clinton had an absolute heavyweight, but even in that environment it's hard to convince others that they need to sustain the necessary levels of funding for diplomacy. what we really have is a government with one institution or collection of institutions basically on steroids, military and national security and the rest of our government, essentially in my s
the military to military relations. you mention the air force and the navy in this region. my question in particular has to do with the view that the military to military relations are less than robust, the u.s. and china. what area to see and of what is what our energy descent on relation. this is her advantage of them in. >> i think we'll use both of these as an opportunity for all of our test to make their final comments. so unless he is quite general review. >> thank you. look,...
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just yesterday in my headquarters, the deputy chief of the pla navy was in hawaii with my headquarters receiving briefings on the future activities that our navies will do together, looking, talking through the issues of the rim of the pacific exercise of which you mentioned that will happen in 20 # 14. we have a growing ability to have a dialogue at the military level that's frank and open. we do that through consulted talks that we do on a periodic basis, and then we build a calendar of events on the areas where we think we'll have the most opportunity to have success working together. we build that calendar of events, and so far, we're having a very good record on meeting objectives and actually completing them. right now, i believe there's, in this time frame, there's exactly -- but there's an hdr exercise we're doing in a bilateral way between the u.s. military, paycom, and the pla. i just sent letters to my counterparts, congratlating them on their promotions, and hoping that we continue to have is a good and open dialogue. in the end, it's, you know, we have the responsibility,
just yesterday in my headquarters, the deputy chief of the pla navy was in hawaii with my headquarters receiving briefings on the future activities that our navies will do together, looking, talking through the issues of the rim of the pacific exercise of which you mentioned that will happen in 20 # 14. we have a growing ability to have a dialogue at the military level that's frank and open. we do that through consulted talks that we do on a periodic basis, and then we build a calendar of...
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it is an imperfect measure, but the total number of ships in the navy -- it actually reached a low point at 279 ships, i should say. that was in the bush administration in 2007. we have come up since then i think we were about 280 ships right now. the obama administration plans to bring the shift count up to about 300. the goal is still 313. but if you look over 830 year shipbuilding plan, and averages over 30 years. so if we gradually work up to that, that would have immediately once he took office and 75 ships over the next 45 years in the obama budget. romney has not indicated what types of ships he would buy. that makes a difference. not only in the cost, but also in the type of force to end up with and what kind of threats you would be up for. if you want to buy small boats, surface ships, disorders, or aircraft carriers, are you going to buy submarines, like the virginia class submarines. it's not clear. it targeted the number of 15 ships per year. the third area of difference, and this is a little bit -- the water is a little more murky as the drawdown to afghanistan. the presiden
it is an imperfect measure, but the total number of ships in the navy -- it actually reached a low point at 279 ships, i should say. that was in the bush administration in 2007. we have come up since then i think we were about 280 ships right now. the obama administration plans to bring the shift count up to about 300. the goal is still 313. but if you look over 830 year shipbuilding plan, and averages over 30 years. so if we gradually work up to that, that would have immediately once he took...
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the strongest navy in the world. but if we are going to continue to assert our role in the maritime power, it is essential we proceed to this important convention. being here with secretary clinton, chairman dempsey, their presence alone is a testament to the conviction of our diplomatic and military leadership that this convention is absolutely essential to strengthening our position in the world. let me outline some of the critical arguments with regards to u.s. national security and why it's time to move forward with this issue. first of all, as has been pointed out, as the world's strongest preeminent maritime power, we are a country that has one of the longest coastlines and one of the largest extended continental shelves in the world or do. we have more to gain by approving this convention than almost any other country. there is 161 countries that have approved and we are the only industrial power that has failed to do that. as a result they don't have a seat at the table. if we are sitting at this internationa
the strongest navy in the world. but if we are going to continue to assert our role in the maritime power, it is essential we proceed to this important convention. being here with secretary clinton, chairman dempsey, their presence alone is a testament to the conviction of our diplomatic and military leadership that this convention is absolutely essential to strengthening our position in the world. let me outline some of the critical arguments with regards to u.s. national security and why it's...
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the navy-to-navy relationship is the model, and it's been that way for decades. the air-to-air and u.s. army, marine corp. and japan self-defense floor forces relationship needs to be much closer. they need to catch up to that. it should be much more intimate, and japan, and especially the usmc have things to share like amphibious operations and capabilities. let me switch to research and development -- sorry, before i depart that with regard to the sword and the shield analogy for roles and missions, that is an overly simplistic way of outlining what the alliance should be doing. it fails to address the offensive responsibilities that japan should have when it comes to the defense of japan and that relates to the capabilities, but other areas as well when it comes to the defense of japan. now, let me transition to the research and development, especially in this environment of shrinking resources. we need to become more effective as alliance partners. this is one way to do that. japan has recently adjusted its arms export principles, and that's a welcomed change
the navy-to-navy relationship is the model, and it's been that way for decades. the air-to-air and u.s. army, marine corp. and japan self-defense floor forces relationship needs to be much closer. they need to catch up to that. it should be much more intimate, and japan, and especially the usmc have things to share like amphibious operations and capabilities. let me switch to research and development -- sorry, before i depart that with regard to the sword and the shield analogy for roles and...
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the navy, one will protect its highest priority and most flexible ships will retire seventh lower the priority naval cruisers that have not been upgraded with ballistic missile defense capabilities. second, we felt we had to rebalance our global posture and focus on those areas that represent the greatest threat to the national security so we will emphasize asia pacific and the middle east. strategic guidance made clear we must protect the capabilities needed to protect our asia pacific and middle east to read these are the areas where we obviously as you know just by picking up the newspaper these are the places that can represent the greatest threat to our security. for that reason we maintain the current fleet and our aircraft carrier fleet and a long-term level of 11 ships and ten air wings and maintain the amphibious fleet. we enhanced the structure presence in the pacific and also made a strong presence in the middle east. third, elsewhere in the world, and we have responsibilities elsewhere we can't ignore europe or latin america or africa, but we have recommended is the we bui
the navy, one will protect its highest priority and most flexible ships will retire seventh lower the priority naval cruisers that have not been upgraded with ballistic missile defense capabilities. second, we felt we had to rebalance our global posture and focus on those areas that represent the greatest threat to the national security so we will emphasize asia pacific and the middle east. strategic guidance made clear we must protect the capabilities needed to protect our asia pacific and...
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the business community strongly supports it and the u.s. navy strongly supports it. governor romney's position on this as best i can tell is obscure. he's been critical of it and there's not ready for votes among republicans in the u.s. senate against it. so i think it's a clear difference between the candidates. two last points. the chinese need to clarify the so-called nine lines. as you know, a dotted line china has drawn around the south china sea, claiming battle it out for water as well. there is ambiguity in that claim. they need to clarify it and they make clear that there is no more nine line. this is completely contrary to international law. the last point is to me that cheney and all of south china sea and east china sea issues is an important test of china's rate. as china's rate going to be peaceful? or is it going to be coercive? so china is unnoticed in the way it behaves than this. >> would you like to rebut? could you clarify on the log to see if that's possible. >> i don't think governor romney has taken any formal position and i'm not going to make
the business community strongly supports it and the u.s. navy strongly supports it. governor romney's position on this as best i can tell is obscure. he's been critical of it and there's not ready for votes among republicans in the u.s. senate against it. so i think it's a clear difference between the candidates. two last points. the chinese need to clarify the so-called nine lines. as you know, a dotted line china has drawn around the south china sea, claiming battle it out for water as well....
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and i certainly thought about those brave navy seals who went out on that moonless pakistani night. but i also thought about how important it is that we don't just focus on the threats, we don't just focus on the dangers; we have to keep reminding ourselves of the opportunities and the necessity for american leadership. it's in our dna. it's who we are. and everyone in this room already knows, so it is a little bit like preaching to the choir. but we have to keep telling that story. and i want to end where fred began the evening. i love politics because i think it's the way people resolve problems and issues between them. and it's not just electoral politics that counts. if you've ever been in a church, you know about politics. if you've ever been on a faculty, you know about politics. but electoral politics, which is the lifeblood of our democracy, is something that our country has been doing for longer now than anybody else in the history of the world. and we have to set an example as to how it's done. that doesn't mean we have to always agree with each other, because we will not.
and i certainly thought about those brave navy seals who went out on that moonless pakistani night. but i also thought about how important it is that we don't just focus on the threats, we don't just focus on the dangers; we have to keep reminding ourselves of the opportunities and the necessity for american leadership. it's in our dna. it's who we are. and everyone in this room already knows, so it is a little bit like preaching to the choir. but we have to keep telling that story. and i want...